Aldi Shoppers Are Obsessed With This Gelato Instagram By Erich Barganier/March 1, 2021 12:02 pm EST Gelato has won dessert lovers over for generations thanks to this frozen treat’s irresistible flavors and decadent textures. According to Food Network, gelato differs from its ice cream cousin thanks to its lack of eggs and larger amounts of milk content, warmer temperature, and less air, resulting in a creamy texture that compares to nothing else....
Cat Cora Says This Is The Best Meal She’s Ever Eaten Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/April 9, 2021 2:45 pm EST Cat Cora’s illustrious career has taken her all across the globe. Born and raised in the South, the chef and Food Network star wrote in her book Cat Cora’s Kitchen: Favorite Meals For Family And Friends that her “first kitchen” was at her parents’ house in Jackson, Mississippi (via Mississippi Encyclopedia)....
Costco Fans Are Intrigued By These Popping Boba Bubble Tea Cups Instagram By Aimee Lamoureux/July 16, 2021 10:06 pm EST Bubble Tea was relatively unheard of in the United States until the 1990s. According to Food & Wine, an influx of immigrants brought the craze over the United States from Taiwan, where boba tea culture originated in the 1980s. After Taiwanese immigrants like Bin Chen moved to the U.S. and began opening a series of boba tea shops, like Chen’s successful chain Boba Guys, the drink took off....
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/July 26, 2021 11:15 am EST No matter what the weather is like outside, there’s nothing better than a delicious bowl of soup for dinner. While many of us do prefer to eat soup when it’s chilly outside, the classic dish can be enjoyed at anytime, and it makes a great main course, lunch, or even snack. When you’re in the mood for soup, it’s tempting to opt for a store-bought kind that comes in a can....
Discontinued McDonald’s Items That Are Making A Comeback Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Alexandra Cass/March 18, 2021 11:55 am EST Whether you’re a Big Mac or a Chicken McNuggets person, and regardless of your opinion on the french fries on tap at your local McDonald’s, there’s one thing we all know to be true. The McDonald’s menu you grew up on looks a lot different than the one you’ll see today. The nearly 70-year-old brand has grown well beyond its roots as a local California burger joint and is now an international franchise that’s recognized as the biggest fast food chain in the world (via Investopedia)....
Does Carl’s Jr. Really Have An OnlyFans? Instagram By Sara Cagle/June 22, 2021 1:50 pm EST “And I thought Jack in the Box was edgy,” commented one user on a Carl’s Jr. Instagram post post announcing the brand’s presence on OnlyFans, the subscription site used by countless independent content creators and sex workers as well as celebrities including Cardi B and, controversially, Bella Thorne. For no charge, users can subscribe to the burger chain’s OnlyFans content, found under the handle @hothandbreaded, and learn a world of chicken-related innuendo that they may never have thought existed....
English Muffin Pizza Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 2, 2021 10:06 am EST What, exactly, does comfort food mean to you? While many people would list foods such as mac and cheese and fried chicken as comfort food classics, it could also be argued that these are only comforting if you don’t have to put in all the prep work. True comfort food, many would say, is something that is not only nostalgically yummy but can be put together with minimum effort....
Everything We Know About The Upcoming Julia Child Documentary George Rose/Getty Images By Lisa Curran Matte/July 20, 2021 4:16 pm EST Long before celebrity chefs were a thing and reality shows started churning out the next best food stars by the dozen, Julia Child was doing what she did best: Cooking sublime food without taking herself too seriously. Make no mistake, the original celebrity chef presented an imposing figure. At 6 feet, 2 inches tall, she commanded the set of her long-running television show, “The French Chef,” per Biography....
Here’s Why Kobayashi Was Once Arrested At A Hot Dog Eating Contest Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Jan. 21, 2021 4:57 pm EST In 2010, Joey Chestnut had just secured his fourth victory at the annual Nathan’s International Hot Dog Eating Contest, having consumed 54 hotdogs in 10 minutes. That’s when Takeru Kobayashi stole the scene. According to CNN, Kobayashi, the six-time champion of the event whose streak was ended by Chestnut in 2007, was attending the event as a spectator after a contract negotiation failed....
How MrBeast Burger Is Incentivizing Customers With Merch Instagram By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 12:50 pm EST MrBeast Burger is a new kid on the restaurant block, although you wouldn’t know it from actually taking a walk around the block. Maybe you’ve heard of ghost kitchens? The concept has really taken off during the COVID-19 pandemic. Essentially, ghost kitchens are restaurants without dining rooms. These establishments are takeout and delivery only, usually partnering with the big food-delivery apps, such as DoorDash and Uber Eats (via Eater)....
How To Cut An Ice Cream Cake Without Making A Mess Shutterstock By Jen Peng/May 7, 2021 10:48 am EST There’s nothing like an ice cream cake on a hot summer day, or really any day if we’re being honest here. Whether you made one from scratch, or picked one up from Dairy Queen, Baskin Robbins, or your favorite local ice cream shop, an ice cream cake is a delicious masterpiece of frosty layers that should be served in the proper way....
How To Make Your Own McDonald’s Happy Meal Box At Home Rob Carr/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Updated: June 21, 2021 9:47 am EST It may not be one of life’s big mysteries, but if you’ve ever wondered how to make a McDonald’s Happy Meal box that could please the most discriminating junior McGourmand, we may have an answer to your problem. McDonald’s has published a template for its Happy Meal box (via Metro), and it can be found on the fast food company’s Family Fun Hub, which also features downloadable coloring sheets, puzzles, ebooks, and online games....
Jack In The Box’s New Stacked Croissant Sandwich Is Perfect For Meat Lovers Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Cristine Struble/Aug. 12, 2021 12:34 pm EST Mom was right when she said breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and Jack in the Box’s newest morning menu item is the hearty bite that will satisfy even the biggest appetites. While many people love the variety on the fast food chain’s menu, the Stacked Croissant looks to make waves in the quick service restaurant category....
No-Bake Banana Split Cake Recipe Perfect For Ice Cream Lovers Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Updated: June 15, 2021 12:28 pm EST When summertime rolls around and ice cream shops are packed with people seeking sugary sweet treats, one time-tested dessert that’s always guaranteed to star on the menu happens to be the banana split. With two banana halves are paired with three scoops of vanilla ice cream, this dessert is filling, fruity deliciousness....
Nutella Baked Oats Recipe Ting Dalton/Mashed By Ting Dalton AND Mashed Staff/June 8, 2021 10:21 am EST #bakedoats have gone viral on TikTok, and looking at the videos, it’s no wonder why. Pretty little ramekins jam-packed with fruit and gushing with chocolate make for the perfect, snappable breakfast. If you’ve been dying to join the trend, then look no further! Recipe developer Ting Dalton from Cook Simply is here to help with her very own baked oatmeal recipe....
Popular Naked Juice Flavors, Ranked Worst To Best Facebook By Jenny Kellerhals/May 19, 2021 4:57 pm EST Naked Juice smoothies can be found just about everywhere beverages are sold, so there’s a good chance you’ve come across them at multiple points, if not tried a few yourself. When we took a good look at the full line of Naked smoothies, we were a little surprised how many there actually are. While many stores sell a handful of the most popular flavors, there are dozens of smoothie flavors in the Naked collection....
Rachael Ray’s Grocery Shopping Tip You Need To Know John Lamparski/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Aug. 4, 2021 3:40 pm EST For many of us, grocery shopping is easily one of our least favorite chores. It takes a lot of time and energy to plan a shopping list and go to the grocery store to actually do the shopping. Not to mention groceries can be expensive. Market Watch shares that the grocery bill has, indeed, gone up for households across the nation....
Read This Before Buying Lemongrass Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/April 21, 2021 1:34 pm EST If you’ve ever had Thai food, you’ve probably noticed a certain unique, ginger-citrus flavor. Most likely, you were tasting lemongrass, a tall, thick-bladed grass that grows in tropical regions (via The Epicentre). Prepared lemongrass stalks are a staple in Thai dishes. The Spruce Eats also notes that the herb is used in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India....
The Real Reason Wendy’s Is Opening So Many Ghost Kitchens Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Aug. 14, 2021 6:58 am EST With all of the ordering out and dining in we’ve had to do in the last 14 months or so, it’s no surprise that ghost kitchens have become an established part of the country’s food landscape. This seems particularly relevant for quick-service establishments since, as The Takeout points out, ghost kitchens are compact and their staffs don’t really need to bother with the extras necessary to deliver on customer service....
The Surprising Thing Food Network Host Valerie Bertinelli Said She’s Been Shamed For Dominik Bindl/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Feb. 25, 2021 5:16 am EST What’s not to love about actress, television personality, and unapologetic foodie Valerie Bertinelli? The eternally chipper host of Valerie’s Home Kitchen and co-host with Duff Goldman of Kids Baking Championship, among others, has been in show business since the tender age of 15, making her small screen debut on Norman Lear’s iconic One Day At A Time (via IMDb)....
